Medical support

Airman 1st Class Andrew Davis, of the 96th Medical Group, fills out an injury card for a simulated victim during a downed aircraft exercise on the Eglin range, Oct. 20. The 6th Ranger Training Battalion, Team Eglin’s emergency responders and local medical facilities participated in the exercise that simulated a helicopter crash with 12 Soldiers injured deep within the Eglin range. The victims were either evacuated by helicopter or by ambulance to area hospitals. The annual exercise was to validate the battalion’s emergency procedures and test their communication with Team Eglin and local emergency and medical units. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Joint care

Army and Air Force medics attend to a simulated victim during a downed aircraft exercise on the Eglin range, Oct. 20. The 6th Ranger Training Battalion, Team Eglin’s emergency responders and local medical facilities participated in the exercise that simulated a helicopter crash with 12 Soldiers injured deep within the Eglin range. The victims were either evacuated by helicopter or by ambulance to area hospitals. The annual exercise was to validate the battalion’s emergency procedures and test their communication with Team Eglin and local emergency and medical units. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Help has arrived

Sgt. 1st Class Brain Thomas, of the 6th Ranger Training Battalion, runs back to the simulated victims as a medical evacuation helicopter arrives during a downed aircraft exercise on the Eglin range, Oct. 20. The 6 RTB, Team Eglin’s emergency responders and local medical facilities participated in the exercise that simulated a helicopter crash with 12 Soldiers injured deep within the Eglin range. The annual exercise was to validate the battalion’s emergency procedures and test their communication with Team Eglin and local emergency and medical units. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Into the wild

A black bear is released back into the wilds of Eglin Air Force Base’s range Oct. 23. The 325-pound bear was found along the Eglin property line near Fort Walton Beach, Fla. This wasn’t the first time the bear had to be relocated according to Florida Fish and Wildlife employees. This was the fourth bear relocation on Eglin this year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Get down

Joey Ruiz, 96th Test Wing Security Forces Squadron, is brought to the ground by his son, Xavier, in the hand-to-hand combat pit during Operation Hero at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 20. The event, sponsored by the 96th Test Wing Airman and Family Readiness Center, teaches children the experiences their military family members go through during predeployment and while out in the field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Randy Gon)

A hero's mask

Potential, future Airman, Cameron Nelson, escorted by Sgt Michael Bellino, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 501, tries on a gas mask after the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron demonstration during Operation Hero at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 20. The event, sponsored by the 96th Test Wing Airman and Family Readiness Center, teaches children the experiences their military family members go through during predeployment and while out in the field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Randy Gon)